"Liu Yuan, you did well on your travels this year. Have you decided where you'll go next?" Bofeng Yu returned from the company that evening and asked the question as they sat in the living room after dinner.
"I've already decided. I'll travel through Kanto and enter the Grand Festival!" Delighted by Bofeng Yu's praise, Liu Yuan answered at once.
"The Kanto Region's League competition and Grand Festival start earlier than those in other regions. If you want to enter Kanto's Grand Festival, you'll need to hurry. The season has already been underway for two months!" Mili said with a smile. "And there's a Pokémon Contest in Lavender Town in just a few days!"
"Ah!" Liu Yuan exclaimed in mild surprise, then hurriedly said, "That settles it. I'm leaving tomorrow!"
"Liu Qing, what about you? You've won three Pokémon League Conferences, so you're already qualified to challenge for the position of Kanto Elite Four Champion." Bofeng Yu turned to Liu Qing, deeply satisfied with his achievements, but even more proud of him. At Liu Qing's age, he had been nowhere near this strong.
"Lance is known as the strongest Elite Four Champion in the League. My strength hasn't reached Champion-class yet, so I'm no match for him. I'd like to wait a little longer," Liu Qing said after a moment's thought.
"How much longer?" Bofeng Yu frowned slightly and stressed, "Cynthia has already challenged the Battle Frontier between Sinnoh and Johto. Although she lost at the Battle Tower, your uncle only scraped a win. According to him, Cynthia could break through to Champion-class at any time."
"I know," Liu Qing said calmly. He had kept in touch with Cynthia all along, so of course he knew what she had been doing. She had continued challenging the Sinnoh League, collecting eight